2. Quite a bit of a learning curve to get the best out of the software.

Bottom line

The best way to run Windows on a Mac, by far.

Published: May 18, 2018 -- 18:35 GMT (11:35 PDT)

Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

WineBottler

You might be lucky and be able to run your Windows apps on macOS without needing Windows at all using a utility such as WineBottler. This utility uses the Linux-based Wine compatibility layer to support a selected number of Windows applications.

Pros

1. Free.

2. A cheap solution -- no need to install Windows and no need for a Windows license.

3. When it works, it works very well.

Cons

1. Far from perfect. Expect lots of bugs and issues.

2. Patchy support for Windows applications.

3. Fully unsupported -- if things go wrong, you're on your own.

Bottom line

If the application you want to run is supported then taking this route can save you money, hassle, and precious disk space on your Mac.